According to a Quinnipiac poll of New York state voters released today, the taxpayers of New York would rather see furloughs or wage freezes for state workers than layoffs or pension cuts. The Quinnipiac poll adds a different variable – they ask participants whether or not they have a union member in their household. (Which […]
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California: The California Supreme Court upheld state worker furloughs and Court upholds furloughs, but made sure that the legislature, and not future governors, have the power to declare future furloughs. Michigan: Read about the state’s unfunded state retiree health care and pension liabilities instead of going to a haunted house this Halloween. They’re utterly terrifying. […]
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Some states are trying to end their pension woes by putting new employees on a hybrid pension plan: part defined-benefit, part 401(k). [Wall Street Journal] Washington state employees are on furlough today. [Seattle Times] State workers in Pennsylvania received 30-day notice that layoffs may come soon. [Harrisburg Patriot-News] California might cut workers’ pay to the […]
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About 100,000 state workers can expect to receive their contractual raises retroactive to April 1st, after Friday’s federal court decision that found in favor of the four state employees’ unions.
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At today’s hearing in Albany, Judge Lawrence Kahn said that he hopes to release his decision in the federal lawsuit that public employee unions have filed against New York state government. Capitol Confidential has the details.
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Goldman Sachs has a plan to pitch in and help end New York State’s budget crisis. They’re going to furlough top executives one day per week, and donate the savings to close the state budget deficit, with a few billion dollars’ pocket change left. Too bad this was all a not-so-elaborate prank. From the fake […]
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